We’ve used several of the best hay bags over the years, and these are how we’d separate them into various categories.
With horses, having great, breathable insulation as well as an effective moisture barrier mean a lot during some of the lowest temps.
Let’s imagine this scenario: You bought a great turnout blanket for your horse in the fall, but spring rolls around, and that same blanket is now caked with mud, has a broken surcingle, and overall doesn’t have that new blanket look anymore. We’ve all been there, and you don’t want your animal going around looking […]
The toxic beetles, which can irritate the linings of the stomach and intestines, can get crushed during hay harvest, and hay tainted by these beetles is believed to have been fed to the animals.
Whether opossums around North American farms are allies, villains, or just tasty stew meat remains a bit of a puzzle.
There are a lot of reasons to focus on a horse’s hoof: to clean caked on mud, look for bruises, and to do a trimming. For that, you’ll need some essential hoof care items.
While turnout blankets are common, oftentimes in some of the warmer parts of the year, a horse sheet will be more appropriate.
If you have a horse that is losing weight, and you are unsure why, here are five reasons that your horse may be losing weight.
A former director of the Midwest Horse Fair pleaded not guilty this week to 41 felony counts of fraud and 19 counts of theft. Rhonda Reese of Columbus, Wisconsin is accused of embezzling around $239,000 while she was employed there from 2007 to 2017. According to the criminal complaint filed in January, the 51-year-old is […]
Thanks to research conducted at the University of Arizona, horsemen and horsewomen may have a new tool to help manage equine stress, and it’s as simple as a sniff. A sniff of lavender, that is. Research recently published in the Journal of Equine Veterinary Science found significant signs of stress reduction in horses that inhaled […]